Formula: Problem Solving & Reasoning on Surface Area of Cuboids

Mathematics
Year 9
10 questions
~20 mins
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A worksheet focused on applying the formula for the surface area of cuboids through problem solving and reasoning tasks.

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Formula: Problem Solving & Reasoning on Surface Area of Cuboids

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the surface area of a cuboid with length 8 cm, width 3 cm, and height 4 cm.
[2 marks]
2.
A rectangular box measures 12 m in length, 5 m in width, and 3 m in height. Find its surface area.
[2 marks]
3.
Construct a cuboid on the grid with a surface area of 94 cm^2, where length = 4 cm and width = 2 cm. Find the possible height.
[3 marks]
4.
A box has surface area 150 in^2. If the length is 10 in, width 5 in, what is the height?
[3 marks]
5.
A cube-shaped storage unit has a surface area of 96 m^2. Find the length of each side.
[2 marks]
6.
A container measures 7 m in length, 3 m in width, and 2 m in height. Calculate the surface area and determine if it’s suitable to be painted with 100 m^2 of paint.
[4 marks]
7.
Explain why using the formula SA = 2(lw + lh + wh) is efficient for calculating the surface area of cuboids compared to counting individual faces.
[3 marks]
8.
A rectangular prism has a surface area of 210 cm^2. Its length is 10 cm and width is 5 cm. Find the height.
[3 marks]
9.
Challenge: A cuboid has dimensions such that its surface area is 200 cm^2. If the length is twice the width and the height is 3 cm, find the dimensions.
[4 marks]
10.
Identify and correct the mistake in this solution: A cuboid with dimensions 6 cm, 4 cm, and 3 cm was calculated to have surface area 108 cm^2 by adding all face areas.
[4 marks]

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